i saw the pics of your motor posted on the forum. i was wondering what year your motor is, and hw the fu_k you got ti so damn clean. i just degreased my engine bay, and it is 10 times cleaner, but yours looks like there is no dirst anywhere, at least not that i can see. any tips for cleaning it??

 

I didn't clean it at all, it arrived like this. It's a mint motor from a freshly totalled 2000 Prelude with less than 5,000 miles on it. There's a bit of dirt on the transmission though. I hear Simple Green engine degreaser is good, but I know no special tips for cleaning under the hood.

 

you can steam clean it

 

Simple green works great. Let it sit on the engine for about 5 minutes, and then spray more on. If it is greasy, then use a soft scrub brush while you spray more on. Use a 50/50 water to simple green ratio.

Once all of that is done, rinse it off. Now grab a rag, and wipe everything down. Wipe underneath all of the hoses and wiring. Then take some Tire Wet, or a similar product, and spray it on a rag. Wipe down all of the hoses and plastic. Do not use too much though, it will collect dirt.

I have some pics of my engine after I detail it, and it looks mint. I will try to get them scanned.

 

If you can find it its called C49, we use it at Honda to clean just about everything, it seriously works miracles, it will make your engine spotless.